Category: Podcasting

  • 56: Beatles ’74

    56: Beatles ’74

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    SATB 56

    In this episode, Richard and Robert provide an overview of their greatest post-break-up year: the music – the collaborations – the possibilities. Includes a special segment from our guest, Bob Ward.

    Songs include “You’re Sixteen” and “Junior’s Farm.”

    Check out this detailed 1974 timeline here.

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  • 55: The Beatles On Drugs

    55: The Beatles On Drugs

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    SATB 55No serious discussion of The Beatles’ career is complete without examining their recreational pursuits, and how they impacted their art, as well as their interactions. Robert and Richard trace the history of their drug use, from the club years to the break-up. 

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  • 54: Philip Norman’s McCartney

    54: Philip Norman’s McCartney

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    SATB 54 copyIn this episode, Richard and Robert devote the show to examining the new Paul McCartney bio by the author of 1981’s Shout! Hear an exclusive interview with author Norman as he explains the intent behind crafting a work completely at odds with his oft-stated past opinions about Sir Paul.

    Norman’s George Harrison memoriam here and his open letter to Paul McCartney here

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  • 53: The Beatle Films That Never Were

    53: The Beatle Films That Never Were

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    In this episode, Robert and Richard explore the cinematic opportunities that came their way for group projects that, for one reason or another, went unfulfilled. (These include might-have-beens with Stanley Kubrick and Disney Studios.)  Songs include “The Beatles’ Movie Medley.” 

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  • 52: Second Guessing The Beatles #2

    52: Second Guessing The Beatles #2

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    SATB 52In this episode, Richard and Robert revisit the theme they’d first explored on show 21 – recasting the Beatles’ mid-period albums (Help! – Rubber Soul – Revolver – Sgt.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)  in their own image. Songs include “Every Little Thing,” “Day Tripper” and “It’s All Too Much.”

    Red = dropped tracks
    Blue = added tracks

    Help!
    Rubber Soul

    Y&T

    RevolverSgt Pepper
    May
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  • 51: A “Cardboard Tombstone”? – The Beatles’ Epitaph

    51: A “Cardboard Tombstone”? – The Beatles’ Epitaph

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    In this episode, Robert and Richard discuss the various iterations of the album produced from the fractious “Get Back/Let It Be sessions. Featuring an exclusive interview with Glyn Johns, songs include “One After 909,” “Two of Us” and “Across The Universe.”

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  • 50: “Another Lennon-McCartney Original” – John and Paul as Songwriters

    50: “Another Lennon-McCartney Original” – John and Paul as Songwriters

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    SATB 50

    In this episode, Richard and Robert trace the musical partnership of the Beatles’ two senior members. Songs include “I Saw Her Standing There,” “We Can Work It Out” and “A Day in the Life.”

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  • 49: George and Ringo

    49: George and Ringo

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    SATB 49

    In this episode, Robert and Richard delve into the nearly lifelong relationship between the two “economy class” (George’s words) Beatles; from Hamburg to stardom to the solo years to the end of George’s life. Songs include “It Don’t Come Easy,” “Down and Out” and “Never Without You.”

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  • 48: Something About The Threetles

    48: Something About The Threetles

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    SATB 48Some twenty years on from the issue of “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” Richard and Robert revisit the Beatles Anthology project and the new performances and recordings that were part of the documentary’s release. Songs include the aforementioned, plus “Ain’t She Sweet” and “Raunchy.” 

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  • 47: The Life of Cyn

    47: The Life of Cyn

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    SATB 47

    On the one year anniversary of her passing, Robert and Richard examine the life of the first Mrs. John Lennon, using her own words along the way. Additional insights provided by guest author Jude Southerland Kessler, author of the John Lennon series of narrative biographies. Songs include “In My Life” and “Those Were The Days.”

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